Your personal rules of random PVP?

[Xame]

Starting my PvP server after the honor (or lack there of) system went into effect, has clearly changed my opinion on pvp. On PVE servers, engaging in pvp is a choice and ganking someone after they are fighting a mob and low on health is just rude and pretty lame. On a PvP server anyone and I do mean ANYONE will turn on you in a heartbeat.

If you are just standing around debating, "should I kill this person or not", you will get nailed and the lowbee will help add dps. Therefore it is red=dead (either them or me).

In a real pvp situtation (while I was learning the rules of a pvp server), I "sheeped" a shaman and kept on running thinking that the lowbee would take it as a good blessing that I didn't kill him (30 mage vs 24 shaman). NOOOOOO, here he comes, chasing after me, hoping to catch me low on mana with a mob. My paranoia of constently looking around saw him coming and down he went. Therefore my new rule is red=dead.

I've learned not to run on roads (60 hunters will snipe you), I've learned to find places that are not on the way to instances. I've learned to hide and gank people in my questing area when they are low on health so that I can try to complete a quest myself.

PvP is a change in thinking. PvE is a choice. Both are fun. PvP gets my heart pounding every step of the way. Any simple mob kill could be a gank, and the frequent runs from the graveyard and the constant hiding are a pain at times. PvE is fun in that you take on mobs above your level and see if you live. You set up the situation and see if you live pushing your skills to the limit (vs. PvP where good luck and who gets the jump makes a winner more often then not).

My best fights and escapes are on the PvP server. My best mob encounters are on the PvE servers.

Oh, best trick to do when you see a 60 coming your way, pray the sheep goes off and then type /chicken. They will hunt you down on their mount so you might as well have some fun before you have another graveyard run :P .